A man has been sentenced after being found in breach of his civil injunction in Salford.
Frankie Ward (born 16/04/97) of no fixed abode was found to have breached the terms of his civil injunction on Friday 22 January 2016, when he was found on Cleggs Lane in Little Hulton, an area he is prohibited from entering.
Ward appeared at court on Friday 22 January 2016 and was remanded in custody to appear at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square on Friday 29 January 2016.
However, with Ward having already spent eight days on remand, the judge was not minded to impose any further punishment.
Greater Manchester Police applied for the civil injunctions for Ward and 12 other individuals under the Anti-Social behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, following a series of incidents in Salford.
The conditions include preventing Ward from entering restricted zones in the Salford area, being in possession of a bat, hammer, wooden stick, or knife and prohibiting conduct that causes or is likely to cause, harassment, alarm or distress to any person.
The injunction also prohibits Ward from contacting or associating with the other 12 individuals within the Greater Manchester area.
Chief Superintendent Mary Doyle of Salford division said: “These injunctions were put in place after a series of violent incidents in Salford that we were determined to put a stop to.
“This is the first time that GMP has applied for these civil orders in Salford and is just one of the ways that we have been working to make our community a safer place to live.
“I would also like to stress that eight days in prison for a civil breach is quite a robust sentence and demonstrates that no matter how minor the breach, those who ignore these injunctions will be held to account.
“As soon as we found Ward to be in breach of his injunction, we acted swiftly and this resulted in him being taken straight into custody until he was sentenced at court.
“I hope today’s outcome shows the public how seriously we take these injunctions and I would encourage the community to please inform us if any of these interim injunctions are breached, so we can take action.
“I want to remind people that they can come and speak to our officers, but if they don’t feel that they can do this, they can call Crimestoppers and remain completely anonymous.”
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
